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Dominican Republic - Ranking Positions (Facts)

RANKING  VALUE  POSITION Geography Area - total 48,730.00 sq km 129 Area - land 48,380.00 sq km 127 Area - water 350.00 sq km 116 Land boundaries 360.00 km 142 Coastline 1,288.00 km 72 Elevation extremes - highest point 3,175 m 58 Land use - arable land 22.49 % 42 Land use - permanent crops 10.26 % 27 Land use - other 67.25 % 177 People Population 9,365,818 85 Age structure: 0-14 years 32.10 % 90 Age structure: 15-64 years 62.20 % 130 Age structure: 65 years and over 5.70 % 98 Population growth rate 1.50 % 87 Birth rate 22.91 births/1,000 population 80 Death rate 5.32 deaths/1,000 population 34 Net migration rate -2.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population 32 Sex ratio - total population 1.03 male(s)/female 34 Infant mortality rate 27.94 deaths/1,000 live births 127 Life expectancy at birth - total population 73.07 years 89 Life expectancy at birth - male 71.34 years 80 Life expectancy at birth - female 74.87 years 107 Total fertility rate 2.81 children born/woman 81 HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 1.70 % 120 HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 88,000 111 HIV/AIDS - deaths 7,900 111 Literacy - total population 87.00 % 127 Economy GDP - real growth rate 10.70 % 12 GDP per capita - purchasing power parity 8,400 $ 91 GDP - composition by sector (agriculture) 11.20 % 96 GDP - composition by sector (industry) 30.60 % 75 GDP - composition by sector (services) 58.20 % 94 Population below poverty line 25.00 % 48 Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10% 2.10 % 69 Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10% 37.90 % 90 Inflation rate (consumer prices) 8.20 % 160 Labor force 3,896,000 81 Unemployment rate 16.00 % 140 Budget - revenues 5,852,000,000 $ 86 Electricity - production 15,020,000,000 kWh 75 Electricity - consumption 13,960,000,000 kWh 73 Electricity - exports 0 kWh 83 Exports 6,495,000,000 $ 89 Imports 11,390,000,000 $ 73 Debt - external 8,634,000,000 $ 83 Communications Telephones - main lines in use 897,000 81 Telephones - mobile cellular 4,606,000 70 Internet users 1,232,000 71 Transportation Railways - total 517.00 km 115 Roadways - total 12,600.00 km 129 Airports with paved runways - total 14 94 Airports - with unpaved runways - total 19 116 Military Military expenditures - percent of GDP 0.80 % 145